Dolphins HC Adam Gase talked to RB Kenyan Drake about behavior

During Monday’s practice, defensive tackle Gabe Wright put a blindside hit on running back Kenyan Drake which resulted in a team melee. While Wright was later released, Dolphins head coach Adam Gase said he talked to Drake about his role in the incident.

“Yes, we had a conversation about a couple things,” Gase said during his press conference on Tuesday. “For me, I lost my cool a little bit because I was a little frustrated that he got upset because that’s exactly the first thing that popped in my head. It’s a little harder to call plays when he’s out of the game, or he’s not even available. We talked about that, and at the same time, I think he has a clear understanding of we’re counting on him.”

Last year during the Dolphins season finale against the Bills, Drake along with Jarvis Landry were ejected during the team’s 22-16 loss on Dec. 31.

“There’s a lot of people that if he’s not in the game or he’s not on the sideline, or we don’t have him because he’s either ejected or he gets hurt because of something like that, he’s letting a lot of people down,” Gase said. “I think that hit him to where he understands … He understood where I was coming from. I love his emotion, I love his passion. You don’t want to take that away, but at the same time, he’s a really good player and he’s young, and we need to have him on the field.”

Drake rushed for 444 yards during the last five weeks of the 2017 season, which led the league during that span. The Dolphins are counting on Drake to help improve their ground attack, which finished 29th last year as they averaged 86.8 rushing yards per game.

As for Wright, Gase didn’t want to talk about the former Dolphins defensive tackle.

“It was time for us to move on,” Gase said. “I don’t really think I need to get into more detail than that. It’s part of the NFL.”

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